Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-19
THE BENTON BUDGET.
The First Mishap on the Railroad
More Sheep Shipments for
Minneapolis.

Font Benton, October 15.-Alexander
Osborne, who has lately been employed as
cook at the Park hotel, at Great Falls, met
with an accident Thursday that nearly
says, boarded the train at the end of the
track and was standing on flat car, near
its end, when the train started and the sud
den movement threw him backwards and
he fell between two cars, and eventually
struck the ground between the rails The
conductor, who saw the accident, imme-
diately signalled tha train to stop, jumpd d
to the ground at the side of the track and
went to the unfortunate mans assistance.
The forward trucks of the next flat car,
most singular to relate, had passed over
the man, AS he lay PROSTATE between the
rails, without killing him. The engineer
had seen the conductors signal and stop
ped the train almost instantly Before
the hihd truck came TO where the man
was lying the conductor had pulled him
from under the car, which act undoubted-
ly saved his life. Osborne had both hands
bruised, the end of one finger taken off,
his arm badly cut. and his head bruised
somewhat. The conductor and trainmen
tenderiy picked him up, dressed his
wounds to the best of their ability, wrap
ped him in blankets and laid him in the
conductors bed in the caboose until the
train reached this city, when he was re-
moved to st. Glare hospital and put under
the doctors care.
Hon. 7. {. Collins aud family, after an
extended and pleasant trip to White Sui
phur Springs and other points south of
the Missouri river, which was made III a
carriage by easy drives, finally reached
home Wednesday night. The family are
all we'll except Mr.. Collins, who has been
suffering from a severe cold which has al
most taken the form OF a distressing at
tack OF asthma. lie is, however, up and
around attending to business matters
since his return.
Best and Dayton, the Minneapolis nut
ton buyers returned from a trip to the
south side OF the Missouri river last night,
having purchased Of MIR. &. w. Parker of
Belt / 200 head Of mutton Wethers. This
purchase is intended for second ship
meHt from this point where the sheep will
be delivered by the seller when required.
Best and Dayton now have ,,o00 head OF
sheep on the way TO Benton .or their first
shipment from this place which will be
made in a few days. They expect to ship
about 5000 head altogether from Fort
Benton.
Mrs y. H. Beattie of Helena who has
been ou a visit to frieHas at Fort Assina-
boine, spent the day in Benton and de-
parted for Helena by private CONVEYANCE.
". G. Conrad. president Of the board OF
trade, wired superintendent Shields in
quiring how soon the stock yards at Ben
ion would be pnt III 40 thai shippers of
cattle and sheep could depend upon find
ing them ready forany demand that might
be made tor shipping accommodations.
Mr.. Shields reply came promptly and to
the point. He said that ali the material
for the yards was loaded and on the way,
and that they would be completed and
ready for business before the latter part
OF next week. This is good news for Ben.
ton as there are several thousand head OF
cattle and many thousand sheep that are
now ready to drive here as soon as it is
known that the yards are ready to receive
fhem